History Characters / CardfightVanguardCrayOverdress

!Dragontree of Ecliptic Decimation, Griphogila

** Vairlord is the first Overdress Unit that doesn't need Trickstar or one of its upgraded forms as the Original Dress and it can't be chosen by your opponent's card effects. When it placed in the Overdress state, it can choose up to two Arms cards from your hand or drop, Arm one of them to your Vanguard and put the other one into your Soul. Also when it attacks in the Overdress state, all of your front row units get 5000 Power until the end of the turn for each card your Vanguard is Armed with.

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[[folder: Stoicheia]]
Uniquely, Stoicheia was formed from the merger of two Nations rather than the political reform of a single one, with Zoo and Magallanica both uniting under the teachings of the Great Sage Stoicheia. This combination resulted in a nation that venerates knowledge and enjoys the bounties of nature, with the world's greatest minds under their banner and the military might of the former Aqua Force and Granblue at their command. Due to the abundance of its natural resources and the unity of its people, Stoicheia has seen its national power increase vastly of late.

** Brilliant Equip, Bram Vairina also requires to be placed on top of two units. Just by being in the Xover-Dress state, it will gain an extra 10000 Power and can gain another 10000 Power increase if the opposing vanguard is Grade 3 or greater. Should it hits a vanguard, its second ability can be used to retire all rear-guards in one of the opponent's columns.

!!!'''Forms:''' Trickstar/Vailord

!Blue Deathster, "Skyrender" Avantgarda

* BoobsOfSteel: She's very buxom and a formidable knight.

The Cardinal series' mechanics revolve around setting multiple World Order cards in their Order Zone to enter first Dark Night and then Abyssal Dark Night states to unlock the full power of their Units. The latter state enables their ace card Orfist to generate powerful but expendable Shadow Army Tokens, using their 15000 Power and Boost to create strong attacking lanes before sacrificing them for abilities, safe in the knowledge that Orfist [[WeHaveReserves can simply make more next turn.]] Orfist Regis changes up this playstyle somewhat by creating the tokens on attack and enabling a powerful multi-attack strategy, rewarding the fighter for being able to clear their field during the battle phase to open room for the new tokens.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Several of its subordinate Cardinals have abilities that retire the very Shadow Army Tokens Orfist generates as a cost.

* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Bastion Accord is Bastion after his battle with Youthberk and having resolved to fight for and protect all the people of Keter Sanctuary, not merely the aristocracy. Tellingly, his ability to stand a rear-guard after he attacks can target a grade 3 ''or lower'' rear-guard while before he could only stand specifically a grade 3.

* VolountaryShapeshifter: Omina can change forms at will with their original form being that of a cat.

!!!'''Forms:''' Sylvan Horned Beast King, Magnolia/Sylvan Horned Beast Emperor, Magnolia Elder.

The Almajestar ride line focuses on binding Trigger Units that were in the soul or used to pay for Soulblast costs, doing so in order to use abilities that scale in power with the amount of bound triggers.

!!!'''Forms:''' Apex Ruler, Bastion/Apex-surpassing Sword, Bastion Prime

* CallBack: Design-wise, he's inspired by both Gancelot and Mordred Phantom, a sword-wielding knight atop a pegasus, combining the Royal Paladin aesthetic of the former with the black pegasus of the latter.

* MysteriousPast: No one knows how Bavsargra was born.

* HistoryRepeats: Youthberk's story is very similar to that of the Shadow Paladins in their original incarnation, except that where they were turned into a terrorist army by Phantom Blaster Dragon's toxic influence and rebelled against a flawed but righteous king, Youthberk is instead a hero fighting for the people against an oppressive government. [[spoiler:Both still work alongside their lighter counterparts, Blaster Blade and Bastion respectively, after reconciling and in the face of a greater threat, Link Joker and the Dragontree respectively.

** Magnolia Elder has a similar ability to give the player's rear-guards 5000 Power the ability to attack from the back row but with the difference that it's continuous, works on all of the player's rear-guards and grant them the abilityto intercept from the back as well.

* HistoryRepeats: Youthberk's story is very similar to that of the Shadow Paladins in their original incarnation, except that where they were turned into a terrorist army by Phantom Blaster Dragon's toxic influence and rebelled against a flawed but righteous king, Youthberk is instead a hero fighting for the people against an oppressive government.

!!!'''Forms:''' Cardinal Deus, Orfist/Cardinal Dominus, Orfist Regis

* BladeOnAStick: One of the Arms cards Bavsargra can equip is the Sealed Blaze Spear, Aadhitya which gives her 10000 power during the player's turn and when armed, lets the player draw a card and play a second order card this turn.

* UniformityException: All of the other VG Glitter's are searching for the Fire Regalis themselves lorewise, with their partners either having a shared interest in it or being subordinate to them in their search for it. Tamayura ''doesn't'' want the Fire Regalis though, the ''Direful Dolls'' do. Their reasoning for wanting it though, to restore Tamayura's health, is the reason why she is the VG Glitter instead of one of them, as they are still acting subservient to her, albeit in a more roundabout manner.

!!Minverva Rising

* DraconicAbomination: While it is like a plant in some ways, it is also a dragon.

* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Gender-neutral variation. While Nordlinger is the "King" of the Gravidians and acts as a nigh-omnipotent ruler for their subjects, they truly wish to just protect their followers and establish a home that can't be invaded. It's to this extent that while they ''appear'' to be casting genocide on Brandt Gate's forces for their followers, Nordlinger is fully aware they're only destroying unmanned vessels, and does not desire to kill ''anyone'' unless their hand is forced, and would rather seek diplomacy if possible. They even admit to themselves in private of feeling anxiety and depression from their role, something they can't let their subjects be aware of.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: A high-ranking Gear Dragon.

* SuperMode: Chronodragon Nextage.

** Phantom Blaster Dragon, Ace of Ren Suzugamori and iconic Shadow Paladin units.